CSU East Bay, Foundation offers a comprehensive benefit program to its employees and their dependents including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage. Below you will find links to information the benefits that Foundation employees are entitled to.

 

Time-Off Benefits

HOLIDAYS
CSU East Bay, Foundation offers thirteen paid holidays.
To view the current holiday calendar, please click here.

 

VACATION
Fulltime employees accrue from 10 days per year to 24 days per year based on hours worked and years of service. Accrued vacation leave is limited to 34 working days (272 hours) for 0-10 years of service and 48 working days (384 hours) for 10 or more years of service and 55 working days (440 hours) for exempt employees.

 

JURY DUTY PAY
Full-time employees called to serve on Jury Duty will receive their regular wages minus any compensation received from jury duty.

 

SICK LEAVE
Full-time employees accrue sick leave based on regular hours worked equivalent to 12 days per year. There is no maximum to the number of sick leave hours that may be accumulated. Employees who retire from CSU East Bay, Foundation will have their sick leave converted to service credit for purposes of retirement. Sick leave of 250 days equals one year of service credit. Eligible part-time employees accrue sick leave on a pro-rated basis.

 

FAMILY CARE LEAVE
Employees may use up to 48 hours of sick leave to care for a member of their immediate family. Immediate family members for family care and bereavement include: parents, step-parents, spouse, children, step-children, siblings, parent-in-laws, registered domestic partners and their children, grandparents, and grandchildren.

 

BEREAVEMENT
Employees may use up to 40 hours of their sick leave for a death in the immediate family including spouce, sister, brother, daughter, son, mother, father, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandmother, grandfather, and grandchildren.

 

MEDICAL LEAVE OF ABSENCE (MLOA)
Any employee who is disabled or unable to work due to a medical condition will, upon request, be granted a leave of absence for the period of their disability, not to exceed two years. Leave balances will be integrated with State Disability Insurance (SDI) or Workers' Compensation benefits. Time spent on a Medical Leave of Absence will count toward the 12 weeks allowed under the federal and state Family and Medical Leave Acts.

 

FAMILY & MEDICAL LEAVE ACTS
Employees who have worked more than 1250 hours in the prior 12 months are eligible to take up to 12 weeks leave (paid or unpaid, depending on leave balance status) in a 12 month period for their own serious illness, birth or adoption of a child, or to care for a family member (child, parent, or spouse). Insurance benefits will continue during this time period.

 

CATASTROPHIC LEAVE PROGRAM
This program allows employees to donate or receive vacation hour donations in the case of a serious illness or injury when an individual has exhausted all leave accruals and short-term disability benefits.

 

Health & Related Benefits

MEDICAL
CSU East Bay, Foundation offers HMO and PPO medical coverage for employees and their dependents. The medical plans for Career staff are offered through the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS). Grant & Contract staff are eligible for a Kaiser HMO medical plan. The coverage includes the employee, his/her dependents, and/or eligible domestic partner. Children are covered up to age 19 or 23 if they are full-time students. The premium cost to the employee and the Foundation is subject to change each year.

 

DENTAL
CSU East Bay, Foundation provides dental insurance with Delta Dental to eligible employees for themselves and their dependents. Children are covered up to age 19, or 23 if they are full-time students. The plan allows an employee to go to a plan-approved dentist of his/her choice. Dental benefits become effective on the on the first day of the month following 6 month of full-time employment. To find a plan-approved doctor near you please visit www.deltadental.com.

 

VISION INSURANCE
CSU East Bay, Foundation provides vision insurance through Vision Service Plan (VSP) to all its employees and their dependents. Children are covered up to age 19 or 23 if they are full-time students. This plan has a $10 per person deductible for frames and $50 deductable for corrective lenses. The plan allows for new frames and lenses every two years and requires employees to go to a plan-approved optometrist of his/her choice. Vision benefits become effective on the on the first day of the month following 30 days of employment. To find a plan-approved doctor near you please visit www.vsp.com.

 

LIFE INSURANCE
CSU East Bay, Foundation provides am employer-paid basic group life insurance program to all Career employees. Coverage begins the month following 30 days of employment or elligibility. To find out more about the plan please visit www.hartford.com.

 

RETIREMENT
CSU East Bay, Foundation contracts with the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) for its retirement program. Employees are required to contribute approximately 5% of their gross salary on a pre-tax basis. These contributions can be refunded if the employee terminates prior to retirement. Normal retirement age is considered to be age 55 or 60 (dependant upon hire date)when an employee would be eligible to receive 2% of his/her average monthly final compensation for every year of service as a monthly pension. Employees may receive a reduced pension if they elect to retire after age 50 but prior to age 55/60, conversely the pension benefit will continue to increase if they retire after age 55/60. For more information, please visit www.calpers.ca.gov.

 

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
PacifiCare counseling for up to 5 visits per issue per 12-month period. Counseling and Work/Life services are available to all benefited employees, their spouses or domestic partners, and their benefits-eligible dependents. The PacifiCare web address is: www.pacificare.com and the contact phone number is 1-800-624-8822 from 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM PST Monday through Friday.

 

TAX DEFERRED ANNUITIES (TDA- 403(b))
Employees have the option of saving for retirement by using tax-deferred annuities, TDA (403b plans). The deductions are taken pre-tax, therefore directly reducing the amount of taxable income CSU East Bay, Foundation reports at the end of the calendar year. The interest earned on this retirement savings is also tax deferred.

 

This is only intended to be a summary of the benefits provided. Benefit Program details are contained in the benefit plan documents. CSU East Bay, Foundation retains the sole discretion to change, modify, amend or cancel benefits.